ENGLISH
MONSTERS
oops,well not Mary of course
Summer Reading
Frankenstein and Grendel
(second
trimester, week two)
Instructor: Jaimie Crawford
- Time Allotment: One Week
- Texts: Second Trimester reading books listed below; Norton's English Literature; H&B's Reading for Writers, Orgel's Vocab List
- Unit Structure:
Monday: Reading Comprehension on Frankenstein Tues/Weds: Discussion/ Comparison of Books; Vocab quiz Thurs: Study of language and style of the authors Friday: Comparison AP Essay on Frankenstein and Grendel
- Writing Assignments: One Essay on Stephen King's Tales of Tarot and two summer reading novels
- Vocab Requirement: Please look up and keep a note of all words in the book which you did not previously know. See the list below for starters.
*Writing Prerequisites:
a. clear thesis (read “The Thesis” by Sheridan Baker RFW )
b. logical organization (read “How to Write Clearly” RFW ;
“WritingSuccessful Paragraphs“RFW )
c. correct grammar (see Strunk and White Online)
d. sound sentence structure (see Strunk and White Online)
e. interest (read “How to Write Narration” RFW
“How to Write a Description” RFW )
- Essay Grading: The AP rubric will be used to grade your essay test.
- Evaluation: 30%: AP Essays in Class; 30%: Writing Assignments; 20% Unit Test 10% Quizzes and Reading Comprehension; 10% Attitude and Participation
